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Part of a goats diet is wood and paper is wood, they eat leaves twigs and bark along with grass, poison Ivy , vines, fruits, you don't want to give them junk mail that might be printed with metallic inks but the feed sacks are printed with a soy based ink.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB

Ever been around goats? Most are pretty wise to what they can and cannot consume... now what they will and will not consume is a different story...

I have had two young ones that broke into the potato patch and got killed but most know better.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB

Hope momma and babies continue to do well. I couldn't imagine giving birth to all those 16 legs ... OUCH!

The little black/brown one is adorable!

~ ABC

Potato plants are very poisonous, human mothers have on more than one occasion killed their children by feeding them potato vines.

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB

Potato plant poisoning occurs when someone eats the green tubers or new sprouts of the potato plant.

This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Poisonous Ingredient

Solanine (very toxic even in small amounts)
Where Found

The poison is found throughout the plant, but especially in green potatoes and new sprouts. Never eat potatoes that are spoiled or green below the skin. Always throw away the sprouts.

Potatoes that are not green and have had any sprouts removed are safe to eat.
Symptoms

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesAnd clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB